Mathews Inc. manufacture archery bows and accessories. One of their products is a Mathews Harmonic Damper, a device which dampens the vibration in the bow after the arrow has been fired. It is essentially a dumpbell shaped weight enclosed in a rubber. The weight [Read More…]
Steve and I were perusing the products at the IO inc. booth. Most of you are aware that IO makes and imports AK rifles as well as the M16-A1 clone that Steve wrote about. Well IO is now coming out with their first big bore handgun the “Viper”, which happens to be a [Read More…]
The McMillian ALIAS is a 5.56mm bolt rifle action system comprised of modular components. The two part receiver resembles an AR-15. The system comprises of a few different foreends, barrel and stocks. Any AR-15 magazine and pistol grip can be used with the ALIAS. [Read More…]
I met with Dan Coonan today who showed me the new 357 magnum 1911 which is now shipping. As most of you know the 357 magnum chambered Coonan pistols have been around awhile and continue to evolve. The new 1911 carries the same moniker of the “Classic” but is [Read More…]
CMMG has been producing quality AR platforms for 11 years now. Their latest production is the Mk3 CBR (Carbine Battle Rifle). This is a semi-auto .308 caliber rifle on an AR-10 style platform. CMMG has partnered with several industry leaders to put together [Read More…]
Displayed prominently at the TAPCO booth, the Red Laminate Romanian AK-47 Stock Set by TimberSmith. Definitely an eye-catcher. This premium set takes the already-popular sets (available in gray, black, or brown) and adds a thick buttpad to absorb recoil and lightning [Read More…]
EOTech has updated its Zombie Stopper holographic weapon sight. As seen in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 video game, the sight now features green Reaper Z camouflage: The camo apparently makes the sight completely invisible to zombies, though I was unable to test this [Read More…]
One interesting products at the Shot Show this year is the McNally Trigger for Glocks. Glock makes an excellent pistol, however nothing is perfect. One of the shortcomings that a Glock has is the standard Glock trigger. The problem with the standard Glock trigger pull [Read More…]
Sometimes the miscellaneous gun-related goodies and gadgets are the best parts of the SHOT Show. I don’t know if these iPhone cases are the “best” of the show, but they are certainly appealing to a number of people. One of the cases is designed [Read More…]
DRD Tactical’s Paratus-16 is making its Shot Show debut in the RSR Booth. The Paratus-16 was introduced in August of last year, and is one of the truly one of the more innovative rifles out there. For the uninitiated, the Paratus-16 is a quick break down [Read More…]
While looking over ATI’s new offerings I came upon the new FX45 Thunderbolt Enhanced. This is one 1911 that doesn’t lack a good number of included options. This model is an upgrade to the stainless steel FX45. They gave this one a matte blue finish with adjustable [Read More…]
The gang at ESS have done it again. I have not seen Ari and Steve of ESS since they took me to Boomershoot last April in Idaho. As expected their booth was very busy. They have outfitted me in the past with their Crossbow and Supressor shooting glasses. I love that I [Read More…]
Ruger has introduced the LC380 based on the LC9 frame. The new pistol changes to a .380 barrel, extractor, extractor spring, magazine, and slide, but otherwise is very similar in size and features to the LC9. There are a few other differences that I will outline [Read More…]
Rock River Arms has a new 3-gun competition rifle in their line-up. Despite being designed for a specific niche in the AR-15 community, the LAR-15 R3 Competition Rifle has a lot of features that any shooter can appreciate. Jim, one of RRA’s law enforcement [Read More…]
HiViz is known by many shooters as a company that makes fiber optic sights. One of their handgun products allowed a maximum amount of light in, as it had little protection around it. The other version did not let nearly as much light in, but provided a greater [Read More…]
One of the fun things about SHOT Show is seeing some very unique weapons. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen anything like the Swedish FX Verminator Extreme air gun. It’s a convertible air rifle and arrow thrower, where the pellet barrel [Read More…]
There are lots and lots of random things at SHOT Show, and here’s one that I thought was novel. Let’s say you’re at home watching TV, and you like to have your pistol at the ready but in concealment. If grey, black, or beige match your couch, then take [Read More…]
Schmidt & Bender is known for high quality glass, and their new line of hunting scopes is no exception. With their Flash Dot technology, you can get a red dot of varying brightness which is very useful depending on the weather. What was unique to this line is the [Read More…]
At the 2013 Shot Show ArmaLite introduced the new AR-30A1. This bolt action rifle bears some resemblance to its predecessor the AR-30, however it has been completely redesigned piece by piece. The team at ArmaLite went through the gun and assessed each piece based on a [Read More…]
A couple of months ago a woman named Jill contacted me after she found my blog. She is from Texas and wanted to get in to Multi-Gun competition. We had been corresponding through email and made a friendship on-line. She mentioned she worked for Chris Reeve Knives and [Read More…]
You have to expect me to write about products for the ladies since I may be one of not very many female guest bloggers on TFB. Women make up a growing niche in the gun industry and there is a huge presence this year of products for women, women owned companies, [Read More…]
Taurus is showing a variety of their firearms in different colors: black, tan, pink and purple. Nevermind all of the blued and stainless handguns. Who is the target audience for all of the rainbow colored guns? Some companies try to market the guns to [Read More…]
I have no voice this morning. Imagine a room full with 150 socializing ladies. This year was the first annual party representing women of the gun industry. Last year Shelley Rae (Gun Nuts Radio and GunUp) and I organized a last minute happy hour for women we knew and [Read More…]
Horus Vision has been an innovator in developing reticles for a long time now. They have developed reticles and software applications that have helped shooters obtain unsurpassed accuracy. This year Horus is introducing two new user-friendly reticles for civilian and [Read More…]
IO Inc., best known for their AK rifles, will soon be selling M16A1 rifles made from original Colt M16A1 parts. The only non-Colt parts will be the IO-manufactured semi-automatic lower receiver and the barrel. The upper receiver, sights and furniture are [Read More…]
To prove that their Leupold VX3 scope could take pounding the Leupold crew mounted it onto a picatinny equipped “tactical” Bosch jachhammer. After 30 minutes of jackhammering, the scope was attached to a rifle and used to shoot a 3 round 1″ group [Read More…]
If you like the Magpul style and want to save some money or you worry about your stock’s adjustable mechanism breaking, the Magpul MOE Fixed Carbine Stock will set you back $49.95. Just $10 less than the iconic adjustable Magpul MOE Stock. The product will [Read More…]
Magpul’s first AK platform accessory is the MOE AK Grip. The grip will be introduced sometime in 2013 and will retail for $20.95. A drop-in upgrade for AK-pattern pistol grips, the MOE AK Grip (MSRP $20.95) is compatible with reinforced and unreinforced [Read More…]
Hunters take note: Realtree introduced a new hunting camo called Xtra. Calling it the “industry’s more realistic pattern,” Realtree uses a pattern that includes a foreground, mid-ground and background. In theory, this adds visual depth to the pattern and [Read More…]
Back at SHOT 2011 we reported on the Glock beavertail backstraps for Gen4 pistols. Well, now it’s SHOT 2013, and the backstraps are supposedly finally coming out of R&D to the market sometime this year. My Glock buddy had to ask four other associates where [Read More…]
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